Mary Baker Eddy
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Mary Baker Eddy
（Radcliffe biography series）
Perseus, c1998
Available at 1 libraries
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"A Merloyd Lawrence book."
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Description
In 1866, a frail, impoverished invalid, middle-aged, widowed and divorced, rose from her bed after a life-threatening fall, asked for her Bible, and took the first steps toward the founding of the Christian Science Church. Four decades later, she was revered as their leader by thousands of churches in the U.S. and Europe, had founded a national newspaper, and had become probably the most powerful woman in America.Who was this astonishing woman, the mother of the Mother Church? How did she prepare for her illustrious career during her years of obscurity, and what was her inspiration for the healing practices and doctrine of Christian Science? Gillian Gill, a non-Christian Science Scientist scholar, who managed to win unparalleled access to the Church archives, offers here an entirely new look at Mary Baker Eddy.For the first time readers will see the extraordinary leadership skills exercised by Mrs. Eddy despite the repressive forces facing women in her time. For the first time we learn the full story of the bizarre attack on Mrs. Eddy by Joseph Pulitzer and his New York World ,alleging that she was at least senile and possibly not even alive. In this enthralling biography, we rediscover Mary Baker Eddy as a radical Christian thinker, pioneer in the recognition of mind/body connections, survivor of scandal, and target of both admiration and scorn from such eminent contemporaries as Mark Twain. Gillian Gill's sense of drama, her critical acumen, and her delicious wit bring to life a brilliant religious leader whose message has new meaning in our time.
Table of Contents
- Mary Baker Glover Paterson
- 1821-1862 * Early Influences, Later Memories * Father and Brother * The Baker Women of Sanbornton Bridge * First Marriage * Single Mother * Marriage to Dr. Paterson Dr. Mary B. Glover Eddy
- 1863-1882 * A Devlish Smart Woman * Fired with the Prescience of a Great Mission * The Fall of Lynn * Homeless * Rebellious Students * Science and Health 1875 * Spofford and Eddy * The Conspiracy to Murder Daniel Spofford * The Move to Boston and the Death of Gilbert Eddy The New Mrs. Eddy
- 1883-1905 * The Massachusetts Metaphysical College * Getting Out the Word * More Dissidents and New Rules * Building the Mother Church * A New Edition of Science and Health and a New Son * Pleasant View * The Last Class * Mrs. Woodbury and Hew Lawyer * Mark Twain Fails to Come Calling Maker Baker Eddy Fights on
- 1906-1910 * The Next Friends Suit * Mrs. Eddy Wins in Court * Chestnut Hill * Epilogue
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